Establishing urban gardens on vacant land while considering international good practices: a legal case study from Portugal

There is a gap in most countries’ legal frameworks regarding their ability to connect vacant land and urban gardens. Hence, research is needed to understand how regulation on vacant land might be designed to promote a more sustainable purpose to it. Urban gardens are a type of urban agriculture that could be potentiated by such regulation. The aim of this paper is to show how that can be done through the Municipal Master Plans (MMP) legal and regulatory framework for the Portuguese case, by reviewing worldwide good practices on vacant land restorations for urban sustainable development. The paper comprises a literature review on good practices adopted in different countries regarding vacant lot restoration. The evaluation of good practices is built on the achievement of the three pillars of sustainability. Five Portuguese MMP were used, as empirical data, to support the design of a new legal and regulatory framework. The goal is to enhance the sustainable destination of vacant land by converting it into urban gardens. The analysis of these MMPs demonstrated that they disregard urban gardens as a tool to promote urban sustainability in spite of global trends to make urban territorial planning and management instruments greener. An additional outcome of this paper is to categorise different types of vacant land in the five municipalities under analysis according to their suitability for urban garden conversion. The design of the legal framework enhancing the conversion of vacant land into urban garden will contribute to the 2030 international agenda goals’ achievement. The proposal would create an innovative legal framework in the case of Portugal that could be replicated by other countries.info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersio

Cuidados de enfermagem na prevenção da insuficiência renal provocada por contraste após cateterismo Cuidados de enfermagem na prevenção da insuficiência renal provocada por contraste após cateterismo Nursing care in the prevention of renal failure caused by post-catheterism contrast

O estudo teve como objetivo identificar produções científicas de enfermagem sobre insuficiência renal aguda provocada por contraste iodado após cateterismo cardíaco, no período de 2002 a 2007, analisando sua aplicabilidade à prática. Foi realizada ainda uma análise crítica das produções científicas selecionadas, delineando os cuidados de enfermagem. Este estudo é uma pesquisa bibliográfica de artigos de enfermagem, encontrados através de busca computadorizada. Dos 47 artigos encontrados, 10 foram selecionados por terem atendido os critérios de inclusão. Após a análise dos artigos, verificamos a importância da atuação do enfermeiro na prevenção da insuficiência renal aguda provocada por contraste. Além disso, evidenciamos a melhor prática de enfermagem para a prevenção da insuficiência renal aguda provocada por contraste.<br>El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo identificar producciones científicas de enfermería sobre la insuficiencia renal aguda provocada por contraste yodado después del cateterismo cardíaco, en el período de 2002 a 2007, analizando su aplicabilidad a la práctica. Se realizó además el análisis crítico de las producciones científicas seleccionadas, delineando los cuidados de enfermería. Este estudio es una investigación bibliográfica de artículos de enfermería, encontrados por medio de búsqueda computarizada. De los 47 artículos encontrados, 10 fueron seleccionados por haber atendido a los criterios de inclusión. Después del análisis de los artículos, verificamos la importancia de la actuación del enfermero en la prevención de la insuficiencia renal aguda provocada por contraste. Además de lo referido, evidenciamos una mejor práctica de enfermería para la prevención de la insuficiencia renal aguda provocada por contraste.<br>The purpose of this study was to identify the nursing scientific production on acute renal failure caused by post-catheterism iodized cardiac contrast, from 2002 to 2007, by analyzing its practical application. A critical analysis was further performed of the selected scientific production outlining nursing care. This study is a literature review of nursing articles, found through computerized search. Out of the 47 articles found, ten were selected because they met the inclusion criteria. After the analysis of the articles, we checked the importance of the nurse's performance in the prevention of acute renal failure caused by contrasts. In addition, we noted the best nursing practices for prevention of acute renal failure caused by contrasts